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9.4

Bright red with a pale rim. Knockout aromas and flavors of spicy red cherry, licorice, cedar and aromatic herbs. Clean, ripe and round, with saline nuances lingering nicely on the smooth but very lively finish. A classic Brunello from Voliero. (Ian D'Agata, Vinous, April 2018) — 7 years ago

Gregory Knaps

9.3

2015. Knockout. — 8 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Lighter color than Narbantons. Big exuberant nose, ripe with dark cherries, some spice, some mineral, some earth, terrific balance and has that intense Lavieres structure. A bit more closed than the previous wines. Very very pure. Juicy and complex. This needs to be layed down. Fresh and balanced. So pure and fresh. The fruit is the star now but in 4-5 years this will be a knockout. — 8 years ago

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9.1

This dense, vibrant wine from old vines is a knockout in the superb 2014 vintage. Orange blossom and crushed stone scents lead to a concentrated, youthfully firm palate boasting terrific lift to its citrus and saline chalky flavors. The long, mineral finish ensures good aging potential. (ST) — 8 years ago

Gina Puente

9.4

Tight blackberries and currant some leather. Think this is going to be a knockout as it opens up. Incredible !! — 9 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.4

Knockout cab franc. — 9 years ago

Eric Manago

9.8

Toasty, opulent, and complex. Give it a few minutes to open up and it's a real knockout. — 9 years ago

Michael Townley

9.2

Big dark fruit with spices on the finish. Just what was needed after a long week. Love his labels. — 10 years ago

Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

9.4

Knockout 1st press only 100% chard 0 malo — 10 years ago

Amir Hammad

9.5

2010 Knockout. Very fitting. Could use a few years, but still drinking fantastic now — 11 years ago

Bill Belanger

9.6

If you order wine with your pie at Pizzeria Mozza, this is the one. Dark purple, but light in texture. Let it breathe until the pizza arrives, then enjoy how it amplifies any topping that the restaurant is serving. A knockout! — 11 years ago

David L

9.6

Knockout champagne! — 7 years ago

Sasha Agapov

9.6

Massive with a knockout acidic punch. Yes, please. Thanks @Paul Wasserman for the treat. — 8 years ago

Stacy Markow

9.1

Aromatically this had a subtle smoke, sweet red fruit, and even a toasted marshmallow thing going on (I stand behind it). On the palate it's light and bright and just right. With some age on this it'd be a knockout — 8 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.4

This is the '05 so-called "Blue Label" which isn't very blue, but I digress. I was a little rough on the last Lillian I opened, which I believe was the '06 regular bottling. It was a might underwhelming. This bottle has more highs than lows. Inky black color. Swirl the wine and you can't count the legs in the glass. Absolute knockout nose of licorice, spice and Dr Pepper. Best part of the experience for me. SO inviting. The downside is that the fruit is a little muted. Still some black fruit essence, however. And a bit hot on the finish. I guess I would still say it's best days are in the rear view mirror, but I'll hang on to a few to revisit somewhere down the road. Apologies to @Bill Bender for the absence of breasts in the photo. — 9 years ago

Ryan Anderson

9.7

Wonderful smooth and soft, almost a sweet aftertaste due to the ripe fruit flavors. Great right out of the bottle, little breathing necessary. A knockout vintage and beautiful wine. — 9 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.7

Wow, real knockout stuff. This is not domestic Muscadet - there's not much in common besides the grape. It has the bright, pure fruit but it is put together in a much fuller style, more like a white Burgundy (minus the oak) than Muscadet. I don't say Chablis because while it's an intensely mineral wine and cranked up to 11 in that department, it's not a marine minerality. The mineral element here is volcanic (and so is the soil), bringing to mind all those cliches about aromas bursting from the glass and so forth, and it's every bit as driving on the palate. — 10 years ago

Sai Sriskandarajah

9.5

Holy cow, this is good. Needed some time to open up, but ultimately a real knockout. Paired well with a simple piece of salmon. — 10 years ago

Jill Muenzner

9.0

A knockout. Perfect blend of acidity (lemon peel), and weight. Currently drinking at room temperature and the acid dances to life. Delicious. — 10 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.6

Knockout wedding wine — 11 years ago

with jams and David

Jordan Wardlaw

9.6

True knockout! Powerful, dense, opulent, exotic-- I can think of many superlatives to describe the 2005. Simply a bombastic and unapologetic wine with loads of fruit and great tension, this flooded my palate with power and complexity. This has at least another 10 years of superb drinking in store, it almost pains me that we opened it so young but it was an absolute delight to drink with braised duck and lamb meatballs. A top-notch vintage from a true master of the Southern Rhone. Well worth seeking out, you can confidently hold this vintage for several more years. — 7 years ago

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9.6

Deep, bright medium red. Knockout nose combines dark raspberry, clove, licorice, white pepper, minerals and earth. Conveys incredible inner-mouth lift considering its thickness of texture and spicy intensity. Really spreads out to saturate the palate. Saline, superconcentrated, pungently mineral wine with a firm tannic spine, integrated acidity and extraordinary rising length and solidity. This is almost painful today... (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Mar 2017) — 8 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

What a knockout nose. Huge berry fruit. High toned and very precise. Palate it silky with layered and juicy fruit with a bright fresh character. Super crunchy Alpine goodness. Amazing freshness and an appealing opulence as well due to the warmth of 2015. So balanced. — 8 years ago

Libby Bates

9.4

Easy red to drink. Great gift wine. — 9 years ago

Lewis Perdue

8.9

Big wine, big taste. A knockout every time! — 9 years ago

James Leahy

9.7

2008 vintage. Pure, balanced and exceptional - brilliant representation of what makes Pinot Noir so intriguing. Didn't expect such a knockout for the evening...
— 10 years ago

with Liz

Jamil C Williams

General Manager at Silverlake Wine

10

A knockout Sex Pot. Make you drool. — 10 years ago

Tom Inners

9.8

Clape crushed the lamb stew we paired it with. One of my favorite meals of the year. And views overlooking Mono Lake for the knockout punch — 10 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.3

4th of July BBQ Paso Flight. A knockout. — 11 years ago

Abe Schoener

Owner/Winemaker Scholium Project

9.7

Stunning, intense-- hesitate to say: knockout godello. In the enomatic at @samplerwine — 12 years ago